I’m very glad of it, said Redding.

Perhaps you’ll help me over the style;

That I will, said Redding:

So they sat down with a smirk and a smile,

With pens and paper—gammon and spinage—

Tom Campbell and Cyrus Redding.

They had written prospectus—quaff’d their gin.

I’m devilish tired, said Redding.

When Picken and Roscoe came tumbling in

With James and Marryatt—gammon and spinage—